The olive tree was first cultivated about 5000 years ago in Crete and Syria. After that it flourished in Spain, Tunisia, Morocco and other Mediterranean countries for thousands of years and featured in many of the region's culinary specialities.
Olive trees were brought to Mexico by the Spanish monks and in 1769 the first olive trees were planted in California at the San Diego Mission.
The oldest olive tree is claimed to be in Lebanon and it said to be about 6000 years old. Some olive trees on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean were determined to be about 3000 years old. However most of the old olive trees are between 1500 - 2000 years old
Olive trees were brought to Mexico by the Spanish monks and in 1769 the first olive trees were planted in California at the San Diego Mission.
The oldest olive tree is claimed to be in Lebanon and it said to be about 6000 years old. Some olive trees on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean were determined to be about 3000 years old. However most of the old olive trees are between 1500 - 2000 years old
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